derisive
adj/dɪˈɹaɪ.sɪv/UK/dɪˈraɪsɪv/CA
Etymology
From the participle stem of Latin dērīdeō (“to deride”) + -ive.
Definitions
Expressing or characterized by derision
Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing.
- The critic's review of the film was derisive.
- Johnson shook his head, a derisive grin ticking the corners of his mouth.
Deserving or provoking derision or ridicule.
- The plot of the film was so derisive that the audience began to jeer.
A derisive remark.
- Indeed, the power inherent in the labels attributed to them has repeatedly transformed these terms from allegedly scientific ones into colloquial derisives.
The neighborhood
- antonymrespectfulexpressing or characterized by derision
- antonymsupportiveexpressing or characterized by derision
- antonympraisingexpressing or characterized by derision
- antonymrespectabledeserving or provoking derision
- neighborderide
- neighborderider
- neighborderisible
- neighborderision
- neighborderisionary
- neighborderisively
- neighborderisory
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at derisive. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at derisive. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
5 hops · closes at derisive
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA